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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5025: Educational interpreters

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 5025 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 10, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning educational interpreters. Primary sponsor: John Lovick (D). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to educational interpreters;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John LovickPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate44
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Jesse SalomonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Yasmin TrudeauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Lisa WellmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate41
Claire WilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 255, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page